Biffuronas Reference

Name: Biffuronas

Nicknames: Biff, Goat

Titles:The Devourer, The Demon Ram,

Height: 

Usual Form: 7 feet, 3 inches

Human Form: 6 feet

Holy Ram Form(traveling): 7 feet at the shoulder

Age:  appears to be an adult, is somewhere around the 100K+ area. He stopped counting after like…30 years. Lazy.

Appearance: Fluffy

Gender:  Male

Species: Demon Sheep

Town:  Kobaken

Personality:

Biffuronas is something of a mystery. His motives for doing anything have been nailed down to bids for power or “I thought it would be kind of fun”, unfortunately for the general populace. Since the “eating a goddess” incident, however, he’s been far calmer and more likely to bestow benevolence on people versus, say, cursing their entire bloodline. He does not kill for pleasure, however, and finds the act of doing so wasteful. He is not overly likely to protect innocents, but you never know with a demon. He can be won over with jars of honey or raw meat. He has mellowed greatly in the time he was encased in stone, but is still a demon at heart.

With Biffuronas, almost nothing is overlooked. He notices the slight curl of a lip someone may give him at his animalistic appearance, and he notices if a tavern girl gives him an extra ladle of stew in his bowl. He rewards or leaves them to their fate accordingly should it arise that they need something.

Magic:

His magical abilities center vastly around making plants grow and fertility, mostly the fertility of animals. Sheep and goats (or their equivalents) especially receive this boon. He gives off a general aura that makes plants grow a mite faster or flowers bloom where ever he is, but only if there are plants to do so. So, the desert would not turn into a rainforest, but a few new cacti might pop out of the sand. Do not be surprised if you take him into your farm for a night and your once-barren lands slowly begin to flourish and your thin herd begins to swell for generations afterward. He likely repaid your simple kindness with an enchantment upon your property.

Wild animals have an affinity for him, moreso in his “Holy Ram” form than any other.

Limits and Requirements of "plantbending":

-There must be plants!!(duh)
-He must be sober/otherwise uninhibited.
-Only works in his bipedal anthropomorphic ram form.
-To a lesser extent, he requires water to fuel the plant growth.
-Most powerful plant control is in his locked-away true form; he can manipulate up to and including whole small saplings in his current form, as well as thinner tree branches.
-In his true form, Biffuronas can twist entire forests to his will. Let's all be very thankful he's forgotten that form exists!
-Mostly used in defense rather than as an attack, due to the limits on what he can control.
Example: He lowers a branch to clothesline pursuers, or ensnares their feet in vines.

Strengths: demon blood gives him a resistance to heat, multiple forms for varied fighting tactics, sure-footed like a mountain sheep, age has allowed him to learn many useful things, can cope with cold due to his thick, shaggy coat of woolly fur  

Weaknesses: “Shifting sickness” delays his fighting a few minutes if he does so mid-battle, may only hold human form for so long before he must return to his usual form(incurring shifting sickness), bipedal sheep form is somewhat conspicuous, has issues with smooth surfaces (polished marble and the like) thanks to his hooves, has issues with desert travel thanks to the lack of plants and high heat, cannot swim

Likes: Honey, raw meat (particularly beef), food in general, baths, being worshipped, cold weather, sleeping, his pipe, spiced incense

Interests: eating, lost or ancient civilizations, zoology, botany

Dislikes: coffee, children, hot weather, pants

Other points/things that might be useful for artists who draw him:

He has a scar on the back of his right hand and one on the right side of his mouth. Both are black. He also has a broken fang on his right side near the scar.

He is left-handed.

He keeps all his piercings even when he shifts; two studs in his right ear, a ring in his left, septum, and labret.

Eyes remain pure black even when he shifts.

He can shapeshift into various animals but mostly keeps to three forms.

Other forms keep a generally similar color scheme: horns, teeth, hooves or claws are gold, fur/feathers are the blue-toned grey accented by the dark grey-black and the white. For example: grey cat with dark paws, golden claws and teeth, black nose and black eyes. This can end up backfiring on him as it doesn’t allow him to disguise himself to those who are observant of his color scheme.

His flesh( down even to muscle and organs) are all black. His bones are golden. His blood is golden and looks like honey.

Expanded reference:

    1.       Scar on the back of his hand received when he devoured a goddess

    2.       Eye detail

    3.       Colors-top trio are body colors and bottom five are clothing colors

    4.       Teeth, lip scar from aforementioned devouring incident. Note the cuteness of his nose in relation to his terrifying fangs.

    5.       Dagger- the sheath is worn on his back and can easily be removed.

5 ½  -  the central core of the rose on the pommel comes out to allow a small poison reservoir to be filled.

    6.       Pipe-one of his most treasured possessions.

6 ½ - bag of incense; used for smoking. Obtained from temples, bought, or made with spices and herbs. Smell varies depending on what he has but is most frequently spicy and warm-smelling. Smell of incense clings to his fur even when he’s not smoking. 

Is there anything you feel very STRONGLY that your character NOT be drawn doing?: Please don't kill him or put pants on him. He really hates pants. If you need any advice on how he would react to something, just ask!

This version of the reference is going to be for a group called which is why it's all nice and fancy.

Enjoy my sheep son. There is currently only ONE chapter of his story up to read but there might be more coming at some point. A loincloth-free ref can be found here if you want to see all of his markings.
A reference for his Holy Ram and Human forms can be found here